Audio jack having securely retained contacts therein
US6346013B1 · kind B1 · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 20, 2001 |
| Grant date | Feb 12, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 20, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R2105/00
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An audio jack designed to be located between a printed circuit board and a fixing portion of an electronic device for fixing the audio jack. The audio jack includes a housing (1) and a number of contacts (21, 22, 23, 24, 25) retained in the housing. The housing defines a plug-insertion hole. Each contact includes a base (213, 223, 232, 242, 251), a projecting portion (214, 224, 236, 243, 255) projecting from the base and a tail portion (216, 225, 235, 246, 253) for resiliently abutting against the printed circuit board. At least one of the contacts has a locating tab (211, 221, 231, 244) bent from the base thereof and retained in the housing for preventing movement of the contact relative to the housing in a top-to-bottom direction.
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